The bad blood between Jones (20-1, fighting out of Endicott, N.Y.)
and Cormier (15-0, fighting out of San Jose, Calif.) has brewed for
months with the two trading heated words in the press. The talk
comes to an end in Las Vegas next month in one of the most
anticipated title fights of the year!

In addition, Irish phenom Conor
McGregor (15-2, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland) will meet
sixth-ranked Dustin
Poirier (16-3, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) in a
featherweight showdown that could have major title implications.
McGregor is coming off a first-round knockout of Diego
Brandao and will be looking to stay unbeaten inside the
Octagon® against Poirier, one of the most devastating finishers in
the division who has won nine of his last eleven.

Also, undefeated No. 1-ranked women’s bantamweight contender
Cat
Zingano (8-0, fighting out of Broomfield, Colo.) will clash
with Brazilian knockout artist and No. 8-ranked Amanda
Nunes (9-3, fighting out of Miami, Fla.) in a bout that could
determine the next challenger for Ronda
Rousey’s crown.

· Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick
Cruz (19-1, fighting out of San Diego, Calif.) makes his long
awaited return to the Octagon as he meets No. 5-ranked Takeya
Mizugaki (20-7-2, fighting out of Kanagawa, Japan).

August 8 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $800, $600, $400, $250,
$125 and $75 (prices do not include applicable service charges).
Tickets are available for purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com,
by phone at (800) 745-3000 and will be available at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena box office. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per
person.

Get your VIP package today! The UFC VIP Experience packages
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championship belt inside the Octagon® and more!

UFC Fight Club® members will have the opportunity to purchase
tickets to this event Wednesday, August 6 at 10 a.m. PT via the
website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale
will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, August 7
starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register
for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.

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Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications,
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About the MGM Grand Garden Arena The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home
to concerts, championship boxing and premier sporting and special
events. The Arena offers comfortable seating for as many as 16,800
with excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting
and sound. Prominent events to date have included world
championship fights between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson as
well as Oscar de la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
vs. Juan Manuel Marquez; and concerts by The Rolling Stones,
Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette
Midler, George Strait, Janet Jackson, Phil
Collins, Billy Joel, U2, Lady Gaga, Sting, Coldplay, Alicia
Keys, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Millennium Concert.
The MGM Grand Garden Arena also is home to the annual Academy of
Country Music Awards, annual Billboard Music Awards, annual
iHeartRadio Music Festival and the Frozen Fury NHL pre-season game
which features the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche.